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| Master K'ung |
better known as Confucius, founder of Confucianism, China's first teacher. Died in 479 B.C. |
| Analects |
The collected sayings of Confucius, one of the Four Books of Confucianism. |
| Five Constant Relationships |
Self, Family, Nation, Heaven. |
| Mencius |
(390 to 305 B.C.) regarded as the second founder of Confucianism. attributed towards Book of Mencius. |
| Chun-tzu |
Chinese: means "gentleman". the mature person, an ideal human being with perfect moral character. |
| Jen |
means "goodness". The supreme human virtue, doing one's best to treat others as one would wish to be treated. |
| Lao Tzu |
"Old Master." Born in 604 B.C., said to be conceived by a shooting star. Wise man with flowing white hair. Worked as Governmen Archivist. |
| Chuang Tzu |
Taoism's second founder, seems to have lived from about 369 to 286 B.C., created Chuang tzu text. |
| Tao |
The way of nature, the ultimate source and principle of order in the universe |
| Yin |
the negative, passive, feminine, earthly component of the universe, characterized by light and strength. |
| Yang |
the positive, active, masculine, heavenly component of the universe, characterized by light and strength |
| Sage |
Someon that attains oneness with Tao through apprehension of its simplicity and natural unity. |
| Wu-Wei |
to be so perfectly in harmony with nature that nature's energy infuses and empowers one. |
